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| Trump, Clinton battle for military voters in 1st town hall together Live updates | |
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| For the first time, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are sharing a stage, taking turns addressing military veterans and active duty armed forces in a "Commander-in-Chief Forum" hosted by NBC’s Matt Lauer. | |
| "Steadiness" was the most important factor necessary in a commander-in-chief, Clinton told Lauer in the opening question. She also stressed "temperament and judgment." | |
| A retired military veteran then asked Clinton how she could be trusted after she "clearly corrupted our national security," to which she answered, "Let me try to make the distinctions that are important for me to answer your question," adding, "You and I know classified material is marked, there is a header, so that there is no dispute at all." | |
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| The former secretary of state and billionaire businessman aren’t exactly squaring off face-to-face at in New York City Wednesday night, but this event will no doubt skew each campaign’s strategy in the run-up to the first presidential debate, scheduled for Monday, September 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. | |
| According to The Hill, Trump won a coin toss to decide the order of appearance. Clinton will be on first to answer questions from Lauer and military service members. Sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the issues anticipated to be discussed range from foreign policy to budgeting. | According to The Hill, Trump won a coin toss to decide the order of appearance. Clinton will be on first to answer questions from Lauer and military service members. Sponsored by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the issues anticipated to be discussed range from foreign policy to budgeting. |
| On Wednesday, Trump spoke in Philadelphia on growing the military, which he dubbed a “disaster” under the leadership of President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Clinton. The Republican nominee also called Clinton “trigger happy” and “unstable” in her handling of foreign affairs. | On Wednesday, Trump spoke in Philadelphia on growing the military, which he dubbed a “disaster” under the leadership of President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Clinton. The Republican nominee also called Clinton “trigger happy” and “unstable” in her handling of foreign affairs. |
| “There wasn’t a country in the Middle East that Hillary Clinton didn’t want to invade, intervene in or topple,” Trump said. | “There wasn’t a country in the Middle East that Hillary Clinton didn’t want to invade, intervene in or topple,” Trump said. |
| The day prior in Tampa, Florida, Clinton mocked Trump’s grandiose promises to take out Islamic State terrorists. | The day prior in Tampa, Florida, Clinton mocked Trump’s grandiose promises to take out Islamic State terrorists. |
| “He says he has a secret plan to defeat ISIS,” she said. “The secret is he has no plan.” | “He says he has a secret plan to defeat ISIS,” she said. “The secret is he has no plan.” |
| Clinton also labeled Trump’s recent shared press conference with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City “an embarrassing international incident.” | Clinton also labeled Trump’s recent shared press conference with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City “an embarrassing international incident.” |
| A pro-Clinton super-PAC is scheduled to air a campaign ad during the “Commander-in-Chief Forum” Wednesday night, depicting a hypothetical President Trump pushing the world toward a nuclear apocalypse, The Hill reported. | A pro-Clinton super-PAC is scheduled to air a campaign ad during the “Commander-in-Chief Forum” Wednesday night, depicting a hypothetical President Trump pushing the world toward a nuclear apocalypse, The Hill reported. |
| The military community currently supports Trump against Clinton overwhelmingly, 55 to 36 percent, according to an NBC-Survey Monkey poll of veterans and active duty service men and women. | The military community currently supports Trump against Clinton overwhelmingly, 55 to 36 percent, according to an NBC-Survey Monkey poll of veterans and active duty service men and women. |
| 2016’s first presidential forum will air live on NBC and MSNBC, and takes place aboard the Intrepid, a decommissioned World War II aircraft carrier docked on the Hudson River, in its Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. | 2016’s first presidential forum will air live on NBC and MSNBC, and takes place aboard the Intrepid, a decommissioned World War II aircraft carrier docked on the Hudson River, in its Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. |